598 Octavia is a

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orbiting the

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. At 15:45 UTC on October 6, 2014, the 13.5 magnitude asteroid

occulted An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden from the observer by another object that passes between them. The term is often used in astronomy, but can also refer to any situation in which an object in the foreground blocks f ...

with magnitude 8.1 TYC 1299-00020-1, and was visible in Taiwan.

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* * Background asteroids Octavia C-type asteroids (Tholen) X-type asteroids (SMASS) 19060413 Octavia the Younger {{beltasteroid-stub